Song of the Day: 12-5-2023
The Innocence Mission: "The Lakes of Canada"
The Innocence Mission’s “The Lakes of Canada” sounds like the kind of song you might hear in a Hemingway story—can you see Nick and Marge rowing to “the point”?
Nothing is ever lost.
“The Lakes of Canada”
Look for me another day.
I feel that I could change,
I feel that I could change.
There's a sudden joy that's like
a fish, a moving light;
I thought I saw it
rowing on the lakes of Canada
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Walking in the circle of a flashlight
someone starts to sing, to join in.
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices.
I am shy but you can reach me.
Rowing on the lakes of Canada,
rowing on the lakes of Canada.
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My milky mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Look for me another time
Give me another day
I feel that I could change
look for me another time,
give me another day
I feel that i can change"
and you'll have in yourself a sky
give it another day
I feel that i could change"
Rowing on the lakes of Canada
About the Song of the Day:
Another form of my favorite form of cycles are song-cycles—song-cycles of great albums, and of course song-cycles of mixes. I have made cycles of mixes for friends for years—Mix-tapes in high-school and college—Mix-cds in grad-school and beyond. Now that cds have lost a bit of their shine in the wake of streaming services, I’ve struggled to find my footing with sharing mixes with friends. My goal here is to share songs that culminate in mixes—one song a day until a mix is completed. I will then post the complete mix and then begin a new cycle.